English League Round Up
Published:Monday | October 25, 2010 | 9:08 AM
Samir Nasri, Alex Song and Nicklas Bendtner were on target as Arsenal defeated 10-man Manchester City 3-0 in the Barclays Premier League.
City had been looking to reclaim second place in the league, but hopes of a fifth successive win were all but dashed with the early sending off of Dedryck Boyata at Eastlands.
Nasri put the Gunners ahead 20 minutes into a fiery contest and, although Joe Hart kept City in contention with a penalty save from Cesc Fabregas, Song and Bendtner finished them off.
The Gunners are now in second, five points behind leaders Chelsea, who beat Wolves 2-0 on Saturday.
Manchester United had Javier Hernandez to thank as his double secured a 2-1 victory at Stoke.
Fernando Torres ended his six-match goal drought with Liverpool's winner in the 2-1 victory against Blackburn, to provide a much-needed boost at Anfield.
Goalkeeper Paul Robinson had kept the Reds at bay, until Sotirios Kyrgiakos' 48th-minute header, and although a Jamie Carragher own goal quickly levelled things up, Torres struck only his second of the season soon after.
It ended a run of seven matches without victory in all competitions and although it was still not enough to lift Liverpool out of the bottom three, the result came as a welcome relief.